When an elderly parent moves out of their home, into an assisted living facility, nursing home or the home of relative, it is an emotional and stressful time. Senior move manager Mary Jo Zeller, who works for Gero Solutions (link to Gero Solutions website), a senior move management company in the Chicago area, says a senior move is a major life event. “It’s in the same category as getting married, or having a baby. It’s another transition, a loss, a grieving process.”
Once the decision has been made that the elderly person will move out of their home, a host of challenges arises that the caregiver has to deal with. What do they bring to the new home? What do they leave behind? What happens to items that are left behind? How do they prepare for the move? And the list goes on.
To help the family through this difficult time, Senior Move Managers handle the details of planning and implementing the move, including:
- Space planning, furniture measurement and floor plan design
- Interviewing, scheduling and overseeing movers
- Unpacking and setting up the new home
- Cleaning of vacated property
- Moving day management
- Arrangement of garage/estate sales
- Resource bank of realtors, movers, handymen, etc.